S.Prasannakumar, Ph.D.

,
Assistant Professor,
NERIE. Shillong.
Introduction
Due to explosion of knowledge, there is a spread of
education not only in India, but all over the world. Due to
this change, social needs are changed accordingly.
A teacher is expected to face the new changes by
undergoing through training for new trends in education.
Such training needs are satisfied by different agencies at
different levels.
In this session we will discuss the role of different
agencies and their relationship towards teacher education
at state and national level.
National Level
National Council for Teacher Education.
National Council of Education Research and
Training.
University Grant Commission.
Indian Council of Social Science and
Research.
National Assessment and Accreditation
Council.
Rehabilitation Council of India.
National Council of Teacher Education
(NCTE)
Objectives :
• To work especially towards planned and coordinated
development of teacher-education.
To improve the standard and functioning of teacher-
educators.
Functions of NCTE
 To give approval to teacher - education institutions.
 Making recommendations to the central and State government
Universities, the U.G.C and other institutions in the preparation
of plans and programmme’s in the field of teacher education.
 Coordinating and monitoring teacher education and its
development in the country.
 Preparing a guideline with regard to minimum qualifications
for the candidates to be employed as teacher- educators at
different levels.
• Preparing a guideline and specified requirements for
starting new courses and programmes under teacher
education.
• Developing a guideline for general teacher-
education programme.
Supervising the teacher education programmes and
providing financial assistance.
 NCERT - National Council of Educational Research and
Training
Objectives :
• To launch, organize and strengthen research works in various
aspects of education.
• To arrange for pre-service and in-service training at the higher
level.
To publish necessary textbooks, journals and other literature for
achieving the objectives.
• To organize extension centers in training institutes with the
cooperation of state governments and extend facilities pertaining
to new methods and technologies among them.
• To establish a National Institute of Education and manage for
the development of research and higher training for educational
administrators and teachers.
Functions of NCERT
To monitor the administration of NIE /Regional colleges of
Education.
• To undertake aid, promote and co-ordinate research in all
branches of education for improving school-education.
• To organize pre-service and in-service education programmes
for teachers
• To prepare and publish study material for students and related
teacher’s handbooks.
• To search talented students for the award of scholarship in
science, Technology and social sciences.
• To undertake functions assigned by the Ministry of education
(Now MHRD) for improving school –education
University Grants Commission (UGC)

• To upgrade the standard of education Teacher-education

committees were formed consisting of seven members for two
years duration.

• It provides awareness of new innovations and research in

teacher-education.

• The national fellowship and teacher fellowship are granted for

encouraging research and teaching work.
• UGC provides travel grants to the university lecturers for
attending international conferences and seminars.

• Visiting professors are appointed from among the University

professors for inter change programmes and delivering lectures.

• Research associates are appointed for post doctor work.

 National University of Educational Planning and
Administration: (NUEPA) :

• Providing training of educational planning and administration to

develop the abilities and competencies in the educational
administration as the in-service program.
• Providing training facilities in educational planning and
administration at state level and regional level to develop
efficiency at their level.
• Integrating educational studies and researches under the area of
educational planning and administration and make co ordinations
in these activities.
• Encouraging the teachers to solve the problems of educational
planning and administration by organizing seminars and
workshops.
• Arranging extension programs for new developments and
innovations in the area of planning and administration.
• Establishing contact with other countries to understand the
developments and innovations of the developed countries.
• Providing guidance at National and State levels in the area of
planning and administration.
• Multi dimensional activities under extension programs– journal
on educational planning and administration and other books are
published.
• Review of educational planning and administration of other
countries- used to develop our educational system and solve
educational problems.
 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

The Indian Council of Social Science Research is an important organisation of the Central Government. This council was established in
August, 1969 by the Central Government. It is an autonomous organisation.
This council helps to provide opportunities for conducting research in the field of higher education. Its head office is situated at
New Delhi. The Council undertakes various research activities in the field of social science.
 Functions of ICSSR

1) Review the progress of social science research and give advice to its users;
(2) Sponsor social science research programmes and projects and administer grants to institutions and individuals for
research in social sciences;
(3) Institute and administer scholarships and fellowships for research in social sciences;
(4) Indicate areas in which social science research is to be promoted and adopt special measures for development of
research in neglected or new areas;
(5) Give financial support to institutions, associations, and journals engaged in social science research;
(6) Arrange for technical training in research methodology and to provide guidance for research;
(7) Co-ordinate research activities and encourage programmes for interdisciplinary research;
(8) Develop & support centres for documentation services and supply of data.
(9) Organize, sponsor and finance seminars, workshops and study groups.
(10) Undertake publication and assist publication of journals and books in social sciences
Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI)

 The Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI) was set up as a registered society in

1986. On September,1992 the RCI Act was enacted by Parliament and it

became a Statutory Body on 22 June 1993.The Act was amended by

Parliament in 2000 to make it more broad based. The mandate given to RCI

is to regulate and monitor services given to persons with disability, to

standardise syllabi and to maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register of all

qualified professionals and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation

and Special Education.

Objectives of RCI

 To recognize institutions/ organizations/ universities running master's

degree/ bachelor's degree/ P.G.Diploma/ Diploma/ Certificate courses in the
field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

 To promote research in Rehabilitation and Special Education.

 To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of professionals/

personnel.

 To collect information on a regular basis on education and training in the

field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities from institutions in India and
abroad.

 To encourage continuing education in the field of rehabilitation and special

education by way of collaboration with organizations working in the field of
disability.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
The primary objectives of establishment of NAAC is to assess and accredit
institutions of liberal arts, science and other disciplines in order to help these
institutions to work continuously to improve the quality of education, through
self-evaluation of performance of an institution and/or its units based on self
study and peer review through defined criteria.

Accreditation is the certification given by NAAC, which is valid for a period

of five years. the process of assessment followed by NAAC, is in accordance
with the internationally accepted practice with certain modification to suit the
Indian context.

For quality assurance of teacher education institutions, the NAAC and the
NCTE have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for
executing the process of assessment and accreditations of all teacher education
institutions coming under the provision of the NCTE.
MOU-NAAC & NCTE.pdf

MOU_NCTE_RCI.pdf
State level
Thank you